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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA20
Telephone code01524
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:57 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:11 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,470 residentsin the Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas census areaMedian age 55.73,275 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,315 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C1,098 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSnowdon Hillmountain · 2.2 miChard Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miStorridge Hillhill · 1.8 miRidge Hillhill · 2.0 miHorn Moorwoodland · under a mileBrockfield Bottomvalley · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJocelyn Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haForton Rangers Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSnowden Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 6 haMitchell Gardenspark · 1.3 mi · 2 haChard Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201918 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 2026under a mile away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryAriel Healthcare - St. Marys2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyMortons Pharmacy Chard Holyrood Street2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistSpa Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryTatworth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 196 pupils1.2 miPrimaryManor Court Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 448 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils1.5 miCollegeYeovil College14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT22 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationAxminster6.1 miBus stationBus StationBridport12 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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